What color is #75A47F?

#75A47F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75A47F?

The RGB value is 117, 164, 127: 117 red, 164 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75A47F?

The complementary color is #A4759A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75A47F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75A47F color

#75A47F rgb(117, 164, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #75A47F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 64.3% green and 49.8% blue (117, 164, 127).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#75A47F color codes

HEX	`#75A47F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 164, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 64.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.23, -23.56, 14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.23, 27.53, 148.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.441, 31.864, 24.937)`
Decimal	`7709823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75A47F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #75A47F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75A47F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #75A47F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75a47f; }
.text { color: #75a47f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75a47f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 164 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75a47f, #75a497); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #75A47F?: #75A47F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75A47F?: The RGB value is 117, 164, 127: 117 red, 164 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75A47F?: The complementary color is #A4759A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75A47F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.